# Implementing the safeguard clauses and other mechanisms allowing for the temporary withdrawal of preferences in certain agreements concluded between the EU and certain third countries

European Parliament procedure 2018/0101(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 76 committee amendments tabled by 20 Members between 2018-09-11 and 2018-09-11.

## What the amendments focus on

A regulation implementing safeguard clauses and other mechanisms for the temporary withdrawal of preferences in certain EU agreements with third countries. Amendments define bilateral safeguard clauses, 'serious injury' to Union industry, workers, consumers or the environment, give particular attention to the outermost regions and sensitive products, reference international labour and environmental standards and the Paris Climate Agreement, the banana stabilisation mechanism, and import monitoring.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yannick JADOT | France | Verts/ALE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96740.md |
| Tiziana BEGHIN | Italy | NI | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124777.md |
| Costas MAVRIDES | Cyprus | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124691.md |
| Alessia Maria MOSCA | Italy | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124868.md |
| Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ | Austria | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/133316.md |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96936.md |
| Maurice PONGA | France | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96931.md |
| David MARTIN | United Kingdom | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1403.md |
| Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY | Spain | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125035.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Anne-Marie MINEUR | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125037.md |
| Stelios KOULOGLOU | Greece | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130833.md |
| Eleonora FORENZA | Italy | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125193.md |
| Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR | Portugal | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124734.md |
| Sofia RIBEIRO | Portugal | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124733.md |

## Official source documents

- PE627.656: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-627656_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-0101-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-0101-COD.json

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